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Cognitive group awareness tools: Versatile devices to guide learners towards discrepancies (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schnaubert, L., Heimbuch, S., Erkens, M., & Bodemer, D. (2019). Cognitive group awareness tools: Versatile devices to guide learners towards discrepancies. In 27th International Conference on Computers in Education conference proceedings (158-164)

Collaborative practices cover a vast variety of contexts and educational goals. Despite these differences, most means of support draw on between- and within-learner discrepancies as driving forces of individual and collaborative learning. These discr... Read More about Cognitive group awareness tools: Versatile devices to guide learners towards discrepancies.

Group awareness information to support academic help-seeking (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schlusche, C., Schnaubert, L., & Bodemer, D. (2019). Group awareness information to support academic help-seeking. In 27th International Conference on Computers in Education. Conference Proceedings Volume 1 (131-140)

Students are expected to deal with complex learning material, that regularly challenges their learning processes especially in the first semester. When students ask peers for explanations, they apply a functional learning strategy, known as academic... Read More about Group awareness information to support academic help-seeking.

An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Wilson, E., Caswell, G., Latif, A., Anderson, C., Faull, C., & Pollock, K. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study

Background: The management of medicines towards the end of life can place increasing burdens and responsibilities on patients and families. This has received little attention yet it can be a source of great difficulty and distress patients and famili... Read More about An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study..

Covalent co-assembly between resilin-like polypeptide and peptide amphiphile into hydrogels with controlled nanostructure and improved mechanical properties (2019)
Journal Article
Okesola, B. O., Lau, H. K., Derkus, B., Boccorh, D. K., Wu, Y., Wark, A. W., …Mata, A. (2020). Covalent co-assembly between resilin-like polypeptide and peptide amphiphile into hydrogels with controlled nanostructure and improved mechanical properties. Biomaterials Science, 8(3), 846-857. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9bm01796h

Covalent co-assembly holds great promise for the fabrication of hydrogels with controllable nanostructure, versatile chemical composition, and enhanced mechanical properties given its relative simplicity, high efficiency, and bond stability. This rep... Read More about Covalent co-assembly between resilin-like polypeptide and peptide amphiphile into hydrogels with controlled nanostructure and improved mechanical properties.

A hybrid approach for stain normalisation in digital histopathological images (2019)
Journal Article
Bukenya, F. (2020). A hybrid approach for stain normalisation in digital histopathological images. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 79(3-4), 2339-2362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-019-08262-0

Stain in-homogeneity adversely affects segmentation and quantifi-cation of tissues in histology images. Stain normalisation techniques have been used to standardise the appearance of images. However, most the available stain normalisation techniques... Read More about A hybrid approach for stain normalisation in digital histopathological images.

Synthesis of MIL-53 thin films by vapour-assisted conversion (2019)
Journal Article
Warfsmann, J., Tokay, B., & Champness, N. R. (2020). Synthesis of MIL-53 thin films by vapour-assisted conversion. CrystEngComm, 22(6), 1009-1017. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ce01644a

A simple method for the preparation of MIL-53 thin films is reported. By employing a vapour-assisted conversion (VAC) approach we were able to prepare homogeneous MIL-53 films on a variety of glass, silicon or alumina substrates. Our strategy uses a... Read More about Synthesis of MIL-53 thin films by vapour-assisted conversion.

A FE-based scheme for computing wave interaction with nonlinear damage and generation of harmonics in layered composite structures (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Apalowo, R., & Chronopoulos, D. (2019, November). A FE-based scheme for computing wave interaction with nonlinear damage and generation of harmonics in layered composite structures. Paper presented at ICMAT 2020: 14. International Conference on Mechanical Analysis and Testing, London, UK

A Finite Element (FE) based scheme is presented for quantifying guided wave interaction with Localised Nonlinear Structural Damage (LNSD) within structures of arbitrary layering and geometric complexity. The through-thickness mode-shape of the struct... Read More about A FE-based scheme for computing wave interaction with nonlinear damage and generation of harmonics in layered composite structures.

Structural identification for layered composite structures through a wave and finite element methodology (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Apalowo, R., & Chronopoulos, D. (2019, November). Structural identification for layered composite structures through a wave and finite element methodology. Paper presented at ICMAT 2020: 14. International Conference on Mechanical Analysis and Testing, London, UK

A novel approach for identifying the geometric and material characteristics of layered composite structures through an inverse wave and finite element methodology is proposed. These characteristics are obtained through multi-frequency single shot mea... Read More about Structural identification for layered composite structures through a wave and finite element methodology.

Use of bootstrapped, regularised regression to identify factors associated with lamb-derived revenue on commercial sheep farms (2019)
Journal Article
Lima, E., Green, M., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., King, L., & Kaler, J. (2020). Use of bootstrapped, regularised regression to identify factors associated with lamb-derived revenue on commercial sheep farms. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 174, Article 104851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104851

The profitability of UK sheep farms is variable with many farms making a net loss. For economic sustainability, farms have to be profitable, therefore it is important to maximise income whilst controlling costs. The most important source of income in... Read More about Use of bootstrapped, regularised regression to identify factors associated with lamb-derived revenue on commercial sheep farms.

Fluorescence Labeling of Neurotensin(8–13) via Arginine Residues Gives Molecular Tools with High Receptor Affinity (2019)
Journal Article
Bernhardt, G., Keller, M., Mahuroof, S. A., Hong Yee, V., Carpenter, J., Schindler, L., …Holliday, N. D. (2020). Fluorescence Labeling of Neurotensin(8–13) via Arginine Residues Gives Molecular Tools with High Receptor Affinity. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 11, 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00462

Fluorescence-labeled receptor ligands have emerged as valuable molecular tools, being indispensable for studying receptor–ligand interactions by fluorescence-based techniques such as high-content imaging, fluorescence microscopy, and fluorescence pol... Read More about Fluorescence Labeling of Neurotensin(8–13) via Arginine Residues Gives Molecular Tools with High Receptor Affinity.

A hybrid combinatorial approach to a two-stage stochastic portfolio optimization model with uncertain asset prices (2019)
Journal Article
Cui, T., Bai, R., Ding, S., Parkes, A. J., Qu, R., He, F., & Li, J. (2020). A hybrid combinatorial approach to a two-stage stochastic portfolio optimization model with uncertain asset prices. Soft Computing, 24, 2809–2831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-019-04517-y

© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Portfolio optimization is one of the most important problems in the finance field. The traditional Markowitz mean-variance model is often unrealistic since it relies on the perfect market... Read More about A hybrid combinatorial approach to a two-stage stochastic portfolio optimization model with uncertain asset prices.

Exploring Machine Learning Approaches for Classifying Mental Workload using fNIRS Data from HCI Tasks (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benerradi, J., Maior, H. A., Marinescu, A., Clos, J., & Wilson, M. L. (2019). Exploring Machine Learning Approaches for Classifying Mental Workload using fNIRS Data from HCI Tasks. In Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium 2019. https://doi.org/10.1145/3363384.3363392

Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) has shown promise for being potentially more suitable (than e.g. EEG) for brain-based Human Computer Interaction (HCI). While some machine learning approaches have been used in prior HCI work, this paper... Read More about Exploring Machine Learning Approaches for Classifying Mental Workload using fNIRS Data from HCI Tasks.

Progressing the Conceptualization of Value Co-creation in Public Service Organizations (2019)
Journal Article
Cluley, V., & Radnor, Z. (2020). Progressing the Conceptualization of Value Co-creation in Public Service Organizations. Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, 3(3), 211-221. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvz024

Value and how it is produced/created in public service organizations (PSOs) represents a current and significant issue for those researching and working in public sector management as well as public service users. Recently it has been suggested that... Read More about Progressing the Conceptualization of Value Co-creation in Public Service Organizations.

Postdigital storytelling: poetics, praxis, research (2019)
Book
Jordan, S. (2019). Postdigital storytelling: poetics, praxis, research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315112251

Postdigital Storytelling offers a groundbreaking re-evaluation of one of the most dynamic and innovative areas of creativity today: digital storytelling. Central to this reassessment is the emergence of metamodernism as our dominant cultural conditio... Read More about Postdigital storytelling: poetics, praxis, research.

Quand le cerveau en fait trop (2019)
Journal Article
Bast, T. (2019). Quand le cerveau en fait trop. Cerveau & Psycho, 116, 16-22

« Mais où ai-je garé ma voiture ? Pourquoi suis-je étourdi ce matin ? Mon cerveau n'est pas réveillé ! » Longtemps, on a cru que des troubles cognitifs et de nombreuses maladies mentales étaient dus à une activité cérébrale insuffisante.
En fait, c'... Read More about Quand le cerveau en fait trop.

An Analytical Subdomain Model for Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Motor With Halbach Array (2019)
Journal Article
Golovanov, D., & Gerada, C. (2019). An Analytical Subdomain Model for Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Motor With Halbach Array. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 55(12), Article 8205216. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2019.2941699

© 1965-2012 IEEE. This article describes the development of an exact analytical model for predicting magnetic field distribution within active parts of a dual-rotor (DR) permanent magnet (PM) synchronous machine with a Halbach array. The model is bas... Read More about An Analytical Subdomain Model for Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Motor With Halbach Array.

Subsidies, spillovers and exports (2019)
Journal Article
Girma, S., Görg, H., & Stepanok, I. (2020). Subsidies, spillovers and exports. Economics Letters, 186, Article 108840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108840

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. We ask whether production related subsidies have a role to play in explaining Chinese firms’ export performance. We, firstly, implement an estimation approach that allows for both direct and indirect (“spillover”) effects of the... Read More about Subsidies, spillovers and exports.

Soldiering on: a survey on the lived experience of tinnitus in aged military veterans in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Burns-O'Connell, G., Stockdale, D., & Hoare, D. J. (2019). Soldiering on: a survey on the lived experience of tinnitus in aged military veterans in the UK. Medical Humanities, 45(4), 408-415. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2019-011671

Tinnitus has long been interrogated as a medical conundrum, with little discourse between medicine and other disciplines. It involves the perception of sound in the ears or head without any external sound source, most likely a natural consequence of... Read More about Soldiering on: a survey on the lived experience of tinnitus in aged military veterans in the UK.

Nanopore native RNA sequencing of a human poly(A) transcriptome (2019)
Journal Article
Workman, R. E., Tang, A. D., Tang, P. S., Jain, M., Tyson, J. R., Razaghi, R., …Timp, W. (2019). Nanopore native RNA sequencing of a human poly(A) transcriptome. Nature Methods, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019-0617-2

High-throughput complementary DNA sequencing technologies have advanced our understanding of transcriptome complexity and regulation. However, these methods lose information contained in biological RNA because the copied reads are often short and mod... Read More about Nanopore native RNA sequencing of a human poly(A) transcriptome.

Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression (2019)
Journal Article
Kotecha, S., Lebot, M. N., Sukkarn, B., Ball, G., Moseley, P. M., Chan, S. Y., …Storr, S. J. (2019). Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression. Scientific Reports, 9, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53529-z

Dopamine and cAMP regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) also known as phosphoprotein phosphatase-1 regulatory subunit 1B and encoded by the PPP1R1B gene is an inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1 and protein kinase A. DARPP-32 is expressed in a wi... Read More about Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression.